The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-12
EXPORTERS In BIG LUCK.
TO BE PAID A "DRAWBACK'' ON
IMPORTED JUTE BAGGING.

Two and One-Half Cents to be
Refunded by the Government on
Each Bale OF Cotton Exported From
Savannah in Jute Covering-The Ex-
porters' Treasure Trove.
Cotton exporters are counting ON big
bonanza from the drawback which they
will get from the government Oh jute bag
ging used as covering for exported cotton.
Raw jute imported in this country is sub
ject to duty of S. and IS per ton, and the
return of this duty is what Is termed
drawback; :" under the law all duties are
subject to drawback where the imported
material is again exported, less 10 per cent.
of the amount paid, which reverts to the
| government
The exporters of cotton from the United
States were ignorant of this drawback until
Riggs, Whitley e. Co., of Washington,
took the matter in hand. They communi-
Gated with every exporter In the United
States, and appointed legal representative
at each port to attend to the claims OF ex-
porters residing there.
GOING FOR THE TREASURY.
After having secured the prosecution of
the claims of nearly every exporter in the
| United States they went before the Treasury
Department So certain of success were
they that they contracted to carry the mat
ter to final termination, without compen-
sation, until the government actually paid
| the indebtedness.
The law emitting the exporter of bags
used for covering cotton shipped to foreign
ports has existed since 1865, but the regula-
| ton made by the Secretary of the Treas
ury required, before the exporter could re-
ceive this drawback, first, to produce GER
| tificate from the Collector of the Port where
| the iute was imported from; second, to pro-
duce an affidavit from the manufacturer
and his foreman that the jute men
toned in the certificate of the Col
lector of the Port was imported in
the raw form, and was che same
| iute that was imported and manufactured
| by them into bagging; third, the exporter
was required to make oath that the bag2ing
| he exported was the same bagging men
toned in the manufacturers and collector
| certificates where the jute was imported; In
other words, requiring continuous proof OF
| identity from the time that the Jute
| first landed in this country in the raw state
until it was shipped by the exporter in the
shape of bagging around the bale of cotton.
| IMPOSSIBLE REQUIREMENTS.
| No importer has ever attempted to COM
ply with these regulations, for the reason that
| it was almost impossible to furnish the
necessary proof, and being ignorant of the
existing law they failed to collect the re-
! qlIired data.
| The provision absolutely prohibited any
| claims for the drawbacks by exporters. To
correct this impression a circular was issued
on May 10, resembling the provision.
| The Collectors at the various ports are by
this circular authorized to accept entries for
claims for the drawback which were not
paid between june. 1885, and May, 1887. the
period during which it was understood that
the right to make such claim was denied
Henry McAlpin, Esq, represents the
| Washington attorneys here, and he has Sc
cured the claims of nearly every exporter
in Georgia. A large number of them have
| been filed with the Collector of the port,
upon whom devolves the duty of deciding
what the amount of the drawback shall be.
215C. PER BALE.
| At Norfolk, Wilmington, Charleston and
| Savannah-in fact at all of the South At
| lantic ports-the average number of yards
of baggiug to the bale is estimated at six
yards, and the average number of pounds
to the yard is two, making twelve pounds
| of bagging subject to drawback.
There were exported from this port,
through the Savannah custom house, from
June 8, 1885, to May 10, 1887, $50, 900 bales,
which at about 2%c. per bale
will make a total of 1000 There are
they will realizequite a sum from the result
of Riggs, Whitley & Co.'S enterprise.
NOT ALL EXPORTED HERE.
| Of course all the cotton exported from
| Savannah does not go through the custom
house here A great deal Of it is shipped by
| coastwise steamers to Baltimore Philadel-
phia, New York and Boston and passes
! through the custom houses there so that
great many claims will have to be filed
! North.
From June 5. 1885, to MAY 10, 1887, is the
| time for which all these claims have been
opened by the Secretary of the Treasury,
| and the allowance on each bale of cotton
is SC. Up TO May 10, 1887, the drawbacks
have never been paid to the exporters, they
| not attempting to enforce their rights in the
| Treasury Department or in the courts of
The country for the reason that they were
| ignorant of the fact that they were entitled
to them Under the law exporters were en-
titled TO the drawback, but owing TO the
stringent regulations of the Treasury De-
partment, requiring proof of Identity from
! The time the raw lutte was imported, it was
impossible to comply with the regulation.
THE EXPORTERS ALL RIGHT.
The administration, recognizing the injus-
| tice done by requiring the exporters 10 fur
uish proofs which it was Impossible for
them to do i'll order TO obtain their rights
| under the law. modified the regulation in
the circular, which was issued May ~, SO as
TO enable them TO obtain the drawback, and
instlucting the collectors of the several
ports tn liquidate for drawbacks upon such
evidence satisfactory to themselves as may
he produced of the material facts, tor the
| purpose of aScertaining the dra wback pro
| vidcd such interest and evidence shall be
presented within one year from the date
thereof" None of the claims which have
been filed here have yet been liquidated
but Collector Wheaton said yesterday that
they will be paid as soon a. complete evil
dence has been secured and all the require
ments have been complied with.